Singapore to house regional transport hub

A joint news release on Tuesday stated that UITP chose Singapore to base its research and activities because the country had demonstrated excellent public transport development and continued innovation. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN Singapore will be home to a centre that will provide support to land transport administrators in the region. The facility, called Centre for Transport Excellence for the Asia-Pacific Region, will be set up by the middle of next year. A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) on Tuesday. The centre aims to be a one-stop hub where transport knowledge and research will be shared via conferences, training programmes and study visits. With growing populations, cities will have to find new ways to meet the travel needs of their residents to enhance mo...